Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 85, Decatur, Adams County, 8 April 1916 — Page 4

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Bunday by The Decatur Democrat Company LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Bubecrlption Rates Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier 16.00 Per Month, by mall 26 cents Per Year, by mall $2.50 Kingla Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the Poetofflce la Decatur, ndlana, as second-class matter. It’s hard enough to boost and be cheerful when the world moves along like a song, but when you have the grip and your throat and head feel like you had swallowed a band saw, it’s even harder —but the blue birds will soon be here and we will have forgotten our aches and shakes. Let’s be cheerful, and It we can’t, let's be as cheerful as we can. E. V. Harris, the Fort Wr.yne attorney, who was defeated for the nomination for attorney general at the republican convention this week, is no doubt convinced that a man is never without honor save in his own home. It is said that his defeat was accomplished by the work of a half-dozen Fort Wayne men and that Mr. Harris is contemplating the filing of a suit against the men. And in the meantime the various factions of the i epublican party are getting togethe’ - —not. The republican state ticket is headed by three of the rankest standpatters to be found in the republican ranks in Indiana. New and Watson and Goodrich all had a hand in putting over the nomination of Taft at Chicago in 1912 and drove the real progressives out of that convention. Many of them declared they never would come back and that the standpatters would have to come to them. But the republican standpatters in Indiana at their state convention had the progressives eating out of their hands and all they got was a few crumbs. It remains to be seen whether all progressives will stand hitched. —Columbia City Post. Two and four years ago the reunblican platform contained planks more or less in favor of temperance and women suffrage. This time when the women asked for a similar plank they were told that suffrage was not a vital issue and the subject was not even mentioned in the platform. Neither was the liquor question, which means that the republican party must be satisfied with the present democratic option law, although in past campaigns it pretended to be opposed. As the Indianapolis Star well says, the whole platform is a lot of “bunk” and means nothing. It is solidly standpat and strictly reactionary, and the progressives who have swallowed it will have

Young Men About to Graduate This is an important occasion to you and your friends. You want to make a striking appearance when you stand up with your class to receive your diploma. Everyone will notice your appearance. You owe it to yourself to be well dressed. We had this event in mind when we selected our spring stocks. We have clothes here which are suited to the special needs of the occasion—which will give you the sort of appearance you are entitled to. They are Society Brand Clothes—distinctive, stylish, handsome. Society Brand Clothes are made especially for young men. Most graduates wear them. They are often called Commencement Clothes. You will look well in them, and they are just what you will need after graduation for business wear. Come in some afternoon, and let us show them to you. You will be delighted with them. You will find them just what you are looking for. We have a great many to select from, and will be glad to help you choose the right suit. The prices will interest you. Will we see you in a day or two? ' The Myers-Dailey Company.

' to shut their eyes and hold their = noses, and even then may gag in the 1 effort. But it Is harmless and any old . platform witl do for a party that has , no more show of success than the g. o. p. in Indiana this year.—New Castle Times. Ctxnstxsxx»m.nKnnsnnxtnsttJitraßttttti DOINGS IN SOCIETY WEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR. ■ Monday. , Research—Mrs. L. A. Graham. Young Woman’s Bible Club —Library. Tuesday Presbyterian Missionary—Mrs. Fred Patterson. W. C. T. U.—Mrs. S. E. Hite. Wednesday. Shakespeare—Mrs. J. C. Patterson. Thursday. Euterpean—Mrs. John Parrish. Baptist Aid —Wm. Wisner. Loyal Workers' Class —Mrs. Arthur Hooten. Saturday. Helping Hand Fancy and Pastry sale —Old Laundry. In Praise Os Books. Half the gossip of society would perish if the books that are truly worth reading were but read — George Dawson. Who Kills a man kills a reasonable creature, but he who kills a good book kills reason itself — Milton. He that loveth a book will never want a faithful friend, a wholesome counselor, a cheerful companion, an effectual Comforter. — Isaac Barrow. The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union will meet Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. S. E. Hite. Mrs. A. 11. Bell will be leader The program in full will be announced later. The Mallonee achoofof which Miss Erma Houk was teacher closed yesterday with a fine big dinner at noon and a good program. The Monmouth school dismissed and attended in a body in the afternoon. The Loyal Workers’ Sunday school class of the Evangelical church will meet with Mrs. Arthur Hooten Thursday evening. Associate hostesses will be Mrs. Fred Avery and Mrs. Charles Knodle. The Renniker school in Monroe township, with Miss Marie Daniels as teacher, closed yesterday with the fine dinner at noon and a program by the pupils. Miss Bessie Wilder also had similar festivities at the Dent school, east of the city for the closing. Miss Martha Tucker of this city, also gave a reading, and Myrtle Wilder and Pauline Krick from here were guests also. 1 At the Deßolt school, number 8, Washington township, Martin Hoffman. : teacher the big dinner was followed with a program. J. B. Corson and step daughter, Virgil, furnished extra music with the organ and violin. All the terms were very successful. i The Zion Lutheran Ladies’ Aid society quilted yestesrday at the schoolhouse and this will be the last meeting {until after Easter. Refreshments of 1 sandwiches, cake and coffee were served by Mrs. William Zwick. About one hundred thirty attended the Tirzah Ben Hur Aid social at the Ben Hur hall last evening after a short lodge session. A very fine pro-

gram was given. A feature was the beautiful flag drill, march and song given by sixteen little girls under the direction of Mr*. Olen Baker, with Goldie Close pianist. Miss Agnes GiJ lig, who is quite a talented teller «d stories, was at her best, and the Misses Maud and Mabel Springer, who are especially good in their line, gave a whistling duet, with Mrs. Olen Baker playing the- piano accompaniment. Other numbers of the program were: Music at various times during the evening by Goldie Close apd Marion, pian Ist and trap drdmmer; readings, Helen Wilhelm. Violet Ehrhardt, Martha Tucker, Ruth Worden, Nedra Glancy, Rachel Springer, Esther Hornstein, Naoinia Cramer; talk, Clayton Shafer; piano solos, Bonnie Duke, Marie Gehrig; vocal solos, Dorothy Enos, Dolores Ballinger; ghost song, ten girls. Refreshments of sandwiches, coffee and nabiscoes were appetizing and were prepared by Mrs. A. D. Artman, Mrs. Poling, Mrs. Hornstein. Mrs. Hay, and served- by a bevy of eight young girls. Attention of the members, a good attendance of whom is desired, is called to the Presbyterian Woman’s Home and Foreign Missionary society meet ing at tlie home of Mrs. Fred Patter son Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. Mavity of Marion, Christan pas tor. who will preach here Sunday at the Christian church, will be the guest of Mr .and Mrs. Arthur Fisher at dinner Sunday. In the evening he will be entertained by Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Mount, who are old acquaintances of the family. Other guests at the evening dinner will be Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Fisher, E. H. Shoemaker and family who leave next week for Indianapolis to make their home. The high school sophomores had another one of their merry class parties last evening, the same being given at the home of Miss Fannie Heller. The entertainment committee — Gladys Flanders, Alta Teeple, Vane Thompson and Albert Gehrig—had planned a delightful entertainment, and games were played and charades enacted. A musical program was given, with a piano duet by Ireta Butler and Mabel Hower; piano solos by Bereneta Reynolds and Ireta Beavers; a vocal solo by Beulah Kenna. Partners for refreshfnents were secured by Mr. Worrel of the faculty auctioneering off the boys to the girls ■ who paid for them with beans. Hallie Leonard. Genevieve Smith and Jirene Gregory were on the refreshment committee and delicious ice cream, cake, candies and hot chocolate were served. There were fortyfive guests and members of the faculty present were Misses Bachelor, Cravens, Wehmhoff, Schrock and Boyers and Mr. Worrell. The following on the closing exercises of school, Dist. No. 7. Root township. of which Miss Erma Houk was teacher, was w-ritten and contributed to this paper by D. J. Aber, of Tucumcari, N. M., who is visitnig here: “At the end of a seven months’ term comes the closing day. There is evidence of joy as the actors assemble to begin to finish. The morning is crisp with a touch of frost on the leaf. The sun coming a little earlier in the morning and tarrying a little later in the evening, lengthens the day. The enthusiastic spirit of young Americans could not be restrained. They anticipated the approach of assembly hour and sang as an interlude. “America,” with the true American vim; also “The Farmer Boy,” with its enlivening chorus by whistling country boys that would bailie a mocking bird or stir the envy of a meadowlark. As the moment for beginning the work of the day approaches there is a pause, a hushed stillness preceding the repetition of the Lord's prayer. and every one is ready to begin his duties for the day. The morning hour will be devoted to receiving. Then began the assembling of patrons to dignify the occasion and manifest their appreciation of the work under the skillful managament of Miss Erma Houk. Since the erection of the first log cabin in Root township on the left bank of the St. Mary's river there has been something doing on the ’triangle.’ by a wideawake and provident people. This occasion was not permitted to pass without anything being done to perpetuate the ancestral hospitality. The pupils rendered a variety of songs and recitations which were like so many gems of combined wit and wisdow. We will conclude thus: “ 'Everything is happy now. Everything is upward striving. Bright as the green of grass or blue of sky.' ” ELECTA BALTZELL. Is prepared to make out your mortgage exemption. Come to the auditor’s office where you can see with your own eyes that it is properly filed. Any time during March or April as the law requires. to May 1. FOR SALE—Red, fresh cow. Inquire of Clark Hawkins, R. R. No. 10; ’Phone, Monroe. 85t3 WANTED- Ladies or man and wife to room and board. —111 North ath St. ’Phone 644. It

MINBTPEI TONIGHT. One of the principal features with DeRue Bro*. Ideal Minstrels will be the reappearance of the Turner Brothers, In America, direct from their tour of the principal cities of Europe, which Included a ten weeks engagement ut the Coliseum Hippodrome, in London, England, where their act met with ■treat favor and was witnessed by DeRue Bros'. European agent, and imineliately an agreement was made and liey were engaged tor their their firnt return appearance iu America. They have the distinction of being one of the tew acrobatic duas wiio have perorraed and appeared before royalty. This sensational novelty is without a doubt the most marvelous performance which has yet appeared in America, performing seemingly imposible feats of acrobatic agility. Deßue Bros guarantee the appearance of the feature act at each performance at the Opera House Tonight. — — TODAY'S ODDEST STORY (United Preus Service) Southhamton, Eng., April 8, — (Special to Daily Democrat)—Accused of treating his wife to a glass of wine in a Southhamton ‘pub’ (saloon), Robert Andrew Smith explained as fol lows:. Mrs. Smith handed her husband s'X pence to pay for her own drink. Instead of passing that particular coin to the barmaid. Smith tendered a half crown:(about 60 cents) in payment for his own and his wife's drinks and received change for it. He was fined 1 pound (about $5). Mrs. Smith was fined a second pound. Dorothy Brown the barmaid, was fined 5 pounds. That’s the way they enforce the “no treating” regulation in England. SURE THEY’LL TAKE IT (United Wrese Service) Washington. April B—(SpecialB—(Special to the Daily Democrat)—The Nicaraguan sen ate adopted the three million dollar treaty with the United States unani mously, American Minister Jefferson cabled the state department today. He said the final vote probably will be taken next week by the house. CARD OF THANKS. We desire in this way to express our sincere thanks to the neighbors and friends and church societies for favors in our sad hour, and death of our beloved brother. WIFE AND MRS. EMMA HOOK AND FAMILY. ■ - — REV. THORNBURG HERE. Rev. F. F. Thornburg, late of Auburn, new pastor of the Decatur Methodist church, will preach his first sermons as pastor here, tomorrow. Rev. Stephenson goes to Muncie to preach tomorrow at his church on High street. BO'FaT KRICK HOME. A boy baby was born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs/George Krick. This is the second child and boy in the family. The mother was formerly Miss Mayme Kleinhenz. EARLY VEGETABLE PLANTS. For Sale—Early vegetable plants of every description. The very finest varieties. All plants in season. TONY HOLTHOUSE. 33 No. 4th St., ’Phone 286. Bots o ADELAIDE PHILLIPS AND AN OLD-TIME NEGRO MELODY. * Early in 1840 a tiny English lass of seven years landed in America with her parents from Stratford-on-Avon, the historic birthplace of William Shakespeare. At the age of nine little Adelaide Phillips made her first appearance at the Tremont theater in Boston. Jenny Lind met her and ad vised her to go to London, and later she studied in Italy, whore she won a great triumph as Arsace in “Semiramide.” Returning to America she was given an ovation accorded few singers and continued her tour on to Cuba. When the Boston Ideal Opera company was organized in 1879 she appeared in “Pinafore” and the Sullivan operas, and added greatly to her fame as one of America's most popular and beloved contralto singers. It was a memory that can never be effaced to hear Adelaide Phillips sing the old popular songs as encore after encore was demanded. To hear her sing that plaintive melody of Foster’s, “Massa’s in de Cold, Cold Ground,” vibrated the heart chords and touched the hearts of hearers. This song is to be found on page 350 of “Heart Songs,” a veritable library of the greatest soiigs in the world, and now offered to the readers of this paper for six coupons and the cost of distribution. See coupon with terms elsewhere in today’s issue. FORT WAYNE AND SPRINGFIELD TRACTION Leave Decatur. A. M.—5:50, 8:30, 11:30. P. M.—2:30, 5:46, 9:30. Leave Fort Wayne. A. M.—7:00, 10:00. P. M —1:00, 4:00, 7:30, 11:00. Freight car leaves Decatur at 7:55 a. m., aud leaves Fort Wayne at 13 m., arriving in Decatur at 1:45 p. m. HOMER RUHL, Agent.

IN PATHETIC WRECK i WRITER TELLS OF SEEING RUINS i OF REIMS CATHEDRAL. Beautiful Structure Damaged Beyond Hope of Repair, Though Part* of Miraculously Escaped the General Destruction. A correspondent of the Standard, visiting the French front gives his impressions of the war-da aged cathedral of Reims. “The ter of the cathedral looms up out o the mist with Turneresque effect us • we top the Reims chain of hills, he writes, “and In ten minutes we are m front of the statue of Jeanne d Arc, which stands uuscarred over against the wrecked porticos. The Maid of Orleans seems to have bequeathed to her stone image the charm sho enjoyed against the shafts of war, as the street leading up to the square an the walls of the ‘Lion d’Or' are pitted, when not badly torn or altogether shattered by shell splinters. Thirty feet high around the basement, the masonry of the cathedral Is shielded with sandbags, but not one of the statuettes that fill the interstices between the pilasters seems to have escaped.” The Interior, he says, is filled with an indescribable cold and entering It Is reminiscent of Egyptian buried temples. Swept into many heaps are what the verger calls “tears of lead. These are the settings of the stainedglass windows. Only one of a triple set of colored windows remains almost intact over the entrance to the sacristy. In the center aisle opposite the principal pulpit there is also a crucifix that none of the shells has touched. “All of the rest is more or less ruin," says the correspondent. “This is the more extraordinary because In the roof there is a hole scarcely larger than a man's hand; but the shock was sufficient to reduce the Interior to chaos.” One Instance of escape from wreckage is described as a freak that is almost a miracle. "Facing a huge chasm 29| feet square In the north wall In an Inner passage,” says the writer, “Is a lovely bas-relief of the visit of the Magi, framed in a pure Gothic archway, as fresh looking as If it had just left the hand of the sculptor of five centuries ago.” “Before we leave,” he continues, “we are taken to the “museum,” as it is styled—a forlorn collection of rescued debris. It is curious to find here a hundred or two of the heads and limbs missing from the outside statues and statuettes. They look as it they had been guillotined by the Germans; perhaps it is because the necks are the slenderest parts of the imsges, but it Is almost tragic, although they are but stone. Here is the 'Sourire de Reims,’ the famous woman's head that stood over the north door. It was noised abroad that it had been smug gled away and sold to an American millionaire, but there is no mistaking the 'Smile' as it lies, brown and chipped, on a bench —both eyes and the nose gone, and only the underlip curving upward. It is as if the features had been sliced off with a knife.” What Scenario Writers Are Paid. In the American Magazine Walter Prichard Eaton has an article on the moving picture Industry in which he says: “No more than three years ago many scenario writers were getting $25 a week, and they were expected to turn out a picture every seven days. Pictures purchased from outside were paid for correspondingly, or at even lesser rates. Bear in mind, also, that no royalties were (or are) paid. Do you suppose for a moment that any man with a real talent for story telling would give a second thought to motion picture writing under such conditions? “Times are better now because the keen competition has forced up prices, but the returns to the authors are still in ridiculous disproportion to I the salaries of the actors and the total cost of the production. An average scenario writer may now get from SIOO to S2OO a week. At such a scale, young men of talent may possibiy be secured.” \ Activities of Women. V Great Britain has 17 women who are peeresses in their own right. One hour for lunch each day must ; be allowed all women workers in New • York state. Barnard college girls have taken up , Jiu jitsu, the ancient sport and de- ’ tense used in Japan. An army school of cookery at , which women instruct, has beej int augurated for the training of military , cooks who will serve at the front with the British army, and already 13 wornen are engaged in this work. . Miss Hoyl Skinner of Georgia has been appointed by the department of agriculture to demonstrate farming to women of the South. Sophie L. Burke of Detroit has given $35 000 for the establishment o £ I a home for the reclamation of children with criminal tendencies. Making Paper From Grass. The department of agriculture j. experimenting with wire grass as a source of supply for pulp in mak “ . paper. It is reported that the result ’- ant paper has proved I factory, hut that more ' P° wde . r must b e used than iuthecZ o£ poplar stock. e

l REAL WAK nw WONTM-® country an’ l ’ jnst the R“"' army advaneinl ‘"* oenfral von Hiiinß; aecompan ld Hindenburgs am. jnto the General von B )agt r U striumphant a spa Poland. sian stronghold •» Georgievsk. o f n>y pic"By (ar the mJ telling “ires “ re 111081 J German army ‘he ‘ d T’V Mr Durbormgb. "Here Russia, said • s of thc Masare the wrecked the devastated UriaU 'returnin' to them, fields, the rt fig Georgievsk. the onslaught o .N en . perhaps «>« m '/ ti on of the great tire advance. The a BU ” 8 Bnd .a 6 lens S the ly before the le - German] -I took 14.000 fee 5,506 I censorship cut ou> d - ’ h IU( . fWt ’ tie most-nderlul con “ in t O , of the methods used by luck of any l-l><”^ ra b e The Durborough filmshown Wednesday, Apr > n ri-vstal theater, from H ap'm and al. net Profits the War Film Syndicate will b r-xrx-uX without discrimination. Public sale. The undersigned will offer for sale at nublie auction at »er residence. 1 mi le north and 1% miles west of Monroe on what is known as the James S. Johnson farm, on Tuesday, April 11. 1916- beginning at 1--o'clock. Sharp, the following property to-wit: Two Head Horses: One gray mare, about 15 years old; gra> mare. 16 years old. Two Head Cattle: Red cow. giving good flow of milk; Jersey heifer, fresh first ot May. Seven Head Hogs: White sow with 9 Pigs by Side, red sow. with 7 pigs by side; red sow with b pigs by side: Duroc male hog. 2 shoats, weighing about 100 lbs. each. Farming Implements: Thomas hay loader. Minnie binder. Tiger corn cultivator. Cassidy breaking riding plow. 60 tooth harrow, hay tedder, Osborne disc, hay rake, seed plow and lifter, beet drill. Clipper breaking plow. Troy wagon, top buggy, carriage, set work harness, set single buggy harness. a number of collars. Hay and grain: Two and a half tons clover hay. 200 bushels good seed oats, 25 bushels corn; 100 chickens. Household Goods: Dishes of all kinds, kitchen cabinet, new; kitchen cupboard. 8-ft. extension table, new; kitchen table, 6 dining room chairs, rocking chair, 20 yards linoleum, malleable range stove, cook stove, heating stove, new; coal oil stove with oven, cabinet, wash stand and wringer, barrel of salt 4 dozen fruit jars, Stone churn, ironing board, tubular cream separator, 3 beds complete, cotton mattress, 2 pieces of carpet, safe, oil tank holding 60 gal., 2 barrels, and everything in the house. Terms of Sale:—Ail sums of $5.00 and under, cash in hand; over $5.00 a credit of 9 months will be given, purchaser giving his note with approved security; 4 per cent discount for cash. No property removed until sctled for. MALINDA JOHNSON. J. N. Burkhead. Auct MK UHM HOW HOM) SALE. Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will he received at the office of the Treasurer of Adams Count!. Indiana, up to the hour of 3:00 o'clock p. m., on April 21. mid. for the purchasing of th- 11. A Prut- - nior.d Macadam Road bonds of Root vid I nion Townships and in the amounts as here given below. I said bonds will be issued in series of j twenty bonds each, dated Apt :' 11'11>. the first of each issue !>«-< on|ing due on May 15, 1917, aEd olle o j each issue coming due every sic months thereafter ’ Said bonds to bear Interest at the J.P er rent - Parable on the v*eai-- 01 May and November ot co'-h it- A. Drummond Ma.-ade-Hoad Bonds in R olft rf ' nd I nlon I ownships •-... ~, Said bonds have been ls»ue ( l ■ 'L,'.. . c-mtnllsnee with the laws' .fa't of Indiana, with an order dulv er the rec ord ot tUu Boarc fl* Commissioners of snd I’lvi.t.. tltorlzlng the issue and skte". 'stic » % road ln Al '' and ’al| rl bhis, iS reserve<l ‘o reject any Transcripts will |, c on tile .. County Auditor's offi,.. 1 tllt ■a CEORiII-; KINZI I-’ Dtgtw, 011^ , for rent. t Inquire o; J- K. Nffilick, R. r . u. No. 8, O r tele 39tT

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